[gigster]

Most people doff their PFDs before leaving the boat. Not to be pedantic, but to doff means to remove the vest. I don't think the people she was with had the situational awareness to recognize the inherent danger of letting her disembark the craft without physical assistance. I live on Lake Charlevoix, in northern Michigan, and have hundreds of hours on both my lake and Lake Michigan, being a certified marine mechanic, and boater for close to forty years. It was a tragic circumstance, and she paid with her life, maybe due to negligence or inattentiveness of those close to her.

[rey]

Negligent and inattentive will get them off a FBI investigation. Not sure about civil court.